The Brookhaven leader., 1887-07-14

| there not been some influence In your
early or present home that the world can
not sect Does there not reach 10 you
from among the New England hills, or
from Western prairie, or from Southern
plantation, or from English or Scottish or
Irish home, a cord Of influence that has
kept you right when you would have gone
astrah and which, after you had made
crooked track, recalled youi
The rope may be as long as thirty years,
or 500 miles long, or 5000 miles long, bdt
hands that went out OF mortal sight long
ago still hold the rope. You want very
swift horse, and you need 10 rawel him
with sharpast spurs, and ~ let the reins
lie loose upon the neck, aud to give a
shout to the race ifyou are going 10 rids
out OF reach of your mothers prayers.
Why, a ship crossing the Atlantic in six
davs can't sail away from that sailor
finds them on the lookout a. he takes his
place, aud finds them on the mast as he
climbs the ratlInes to disentangle rope
in the tempest, and finds them SWINGING
on the hammock when he turns in. Why
not be frank and acknowledge iti The
most OF US would long ago havs been
dashed to pieces had not gracious and
loving hands steadily and lovingly and
nightly held the rope.
But there must come time when we
shall find out who these Damascenes were
who lowered Paul in the basket and
greet them AMI all those who have rem
dered 10 God and the world unrecogn zli
and uurecordcd services. That is gong
to be one Of the gal excitements of
Heaven, the hunting up and picking out
Of those who dill great good on earth and
got no credit for 1t. Here the Church has
h.o FNr ,ip
yet tha world has not recognized the serv4
ices u the people in taat Damascus ball
cony Charles d. Finney said to dying
Christiant
''Give my love to St. Paul when you
meet him"
When you and meet him, "a we will, I
shlll ask him To introduce me to those
people who got him out Of the Dlmlscene
peril
We go into long sermons to prove that
we will be able TO recogn;z. people in
heaven, when there Is one reason we fail
to present, and that II better than all
God will introduce us. We shall have
them all pointed out, Y ou would not be
guilty of the iUpoliteness of having
friends in your parlor not introduc ed,
and celestial politeness will demand that
we be made acquainted with al the heav-
My household. What rehearsal of old
times and recital Of stirring romin, seem
cesl If Others fail to give introduction,
God will take us thi ough, and be fore our
first twenty -four hours in heaveu--if il
were calculated by earthly tim epic ces-
have passed, we shall meet and talk with
more heavenly celebrities than In our en-
tire mortal state we mot with earthly
celebrities. Many who made great
noise of usefulness will sit on the last
seat by the front door of the Heavenly
tempe while right up within arms rea
of the He verly throne will be many who,
though they could not preach themselves
or do any .rcAt exploits for God, never
theless held the rope.
Come, let us go right up and accost
those on the circle of Heavenly thrones.
Surely they must have killed in battle q
milliol men. Surely they must have
been buried with all the cathedrals sound
ing a drge and all the towers of all the
cities tolling the national grief Who
art thou, mighty one of Heaveni
IL live by choice the unmarried
daughter ~ an humble home that might
take care Of my parents in their old age.
and | endured without complaints all
their Querulousness, and administered
to all their wants for twenty years"
Let us pass on around the circle Of
thrones. Who art thou, mighty one II
Heavenl
~ was for thirty years Christian in
vslid, and suffered all the while, occa-
s:ona!ly wrItinE note of sympathy Tor
those worse off than /, and was general
contidant of those who ID trouble, and
once in while | was strong enough to
max garment for that poor family in
the back lane"
Pass on to another throne Who art
thou, mighty one Of Heaven?
~ was the mother who raised whole
family Of children for Go |, and they are
out in the world, Christian merchants,
Christian mechanics, Christian wives,
and have had full reward for my toll"
Let US pass on in the circle of thrones.
II had Sabbath school class, and they
were always on nv heart and they all
entered the Kingdom of God, aud | am
waiting for their arrival"
"But who art thou, the mighty one OF
heaven On this other throne?
I'm time of bitter persocu ton, owned
house in Damascus, a house on the wall
A man who preached Christ was bounded
from street to street, and hid him from
the assassins, and when / found them
longer keep him safely, advised him TO
fee for his life, and a basket was let
down over the wall with the maltreated
man in it, and was one who helped hold
the rope"
And l said: as that alli'
Aud he ans wered: That is ALL"
And while ! was lost in amaz3ment.
heard a strong voice that sounded lis
though it might once have been hoarse
from many exposures, and Triumphant, as
though It might have belonged to one OF
the martyrs, and said:.
Not many mighty, not many noble are called,
but God hath chosen the weak things of the
world to comic und the things which are mighty,
and base things OF the world and things which
are despised hath God chosen; yea, and things
which are not to bring to nauaht things which
are, that flesh should glory IN his presence.
And | looked to see from whence the
ice came, and 10! it was the very one
who had said:
Through window, in q basket, was let
down by the wall.
Henceforth think of nothing as in
significant. little thing may decide
your all. A Cunarder put out from En-
gland for New York. 1t was we'll ECU p
ped but in putting up stove in the pilot
box nail was driven too near the COM
pass. You know how that nail would af
feet the compass. The ships Off Ger, de-
ceived by that distracted compass, put
the ship two hundred miles off her right
! course, and suddenly the man on the look
out cr'a1: LAND ho!" aud the ship was
hated within few yards Of her demoli
| ton on Nantucket shoals. A sx-penny
nail came near wrecking a Cunarder.
Small ropes hold mighty destinies.